Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
33
23
22
39
49
36
36
35
33
15
11
7
7
14
13
8
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
N
40
NW
20
NW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM3.25m
3:06AM3.52m
3:36PM3.22m
3:40AM3.44m
4:09PM3.14m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.05m
8:56PM0.38m
9:22AM0.08m
9:30PM0.40m
9:57AM0.19m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
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8:10
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
13
13
12
13
13
13
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
6
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
10
9
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